Articles from the October 30, 2020 edition
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Lumberjacks go 3-0 with romp over Rails
The Cloquet football team continues to dominate locally after notching another impressive win Friday, this time by throttling Proctor 58-13. With an offensive line that is smart, big and nasty and an... Full story
Korby's Connections: Reflections
When sports columnist and celebrity Sid Hartman, of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune and WCCO radio, passed away last week, it pushed me to pause and reflect. Sid was 100 years old. He had an article... Full story
The Ticker: A quick look at area teams in action
Football Moose Lake/Willow River 28 Crosby-Ironton 6 The Rebels improved to 3-0 on the season with an impressive home win over the Rangers. ML/WR outgained the Rangers 296 to 82 yards for the game. Jackson Thompson had another impressive game for the... Full story
Raptors stay on a roll
Kyle Siiter scored a pair of touchdowns and the Carlton-Wrenshall Raptors picked up their second win of the season with a 26-6 win over the McGregor Mercuries in a District 9 White Conference high... Full story
South Ridge stays on top at 3-0
A big win Friday for the South Ridge football team has set up a head-to-head meeting with another undefeated foe this week. Last Friday the Panthers downed perennial power Cook County 20-6. This week... Full story
Wilderness shuffles early schedule
The Minnesota Wilderness will now play their home opener in mid- November, thanks to the coronavirus. On Tuesday, the Wilderness, Austin Bruins and Aberdeen Wings announced a shuffle in the teams’ schedules spanning the upcoming two weekends due to c... Full story
CEC girls end season brightly
For a team that prides itself on being one big happy "swamily," a season of Covid restrictions made things much more challenging, said Cloquet-Esko-Carlton head coach Rachel Peterson. Then when a... Full story
Firearms deer hunting opening is fast approaching
Minnesota’s firearms deer season begins half an hour before sunrise on Saturday, Nov. 7, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources expects nearly half a million hunters to participate. To assist with your coverage of the deer season, here a...
Cardinals squeeze by Wrens
Cromwell-Wright and Wrenshall hooked up in girls volleyball action last Thursday with the Cardinals coming out on top 3-1. Cromwell won by scores of; 25-18, 12-25, 25-16, 25-22. The victory improved... Full story
Scorecard
Cloquet volleyball Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Carlton Cloquet def. Carlton 25-15, 25-8, 25-14. Cloquet (3-2): Brenna McClarey 10K; Keelee Grashorn 9K; Ava Carlson 7K, 13D; Emerson Rock 27SA; Elli Willoughby 11D; Trinity Semo 4K. Thursday, Oct. 22, in... Full story
Tricks or treats
Minnesota Public Radio spoke with Dr. Beth Thielen, an adult and pediatric infectious diseases physician at the University of Minnesota medical school, and John Jost, who runs the city of Anoka’s annual Halloween celebration, about the ways the h... Full story
Barnum, Moose Lake, Willow River explore ways to share
Editor’s note:In response to questions about efforts by three area school districts — Barnum, Moose Lake and Willow River — to explore ways to share resources and expenses, committee members share the following update with the Pine Knot News. In ea...
Covid-19 cases surge in state
Covid-19’s toll in Minnesota continued its grim ascent Tuesday with the Health Department reporting 15 more deaths, nearly 2,200 more cases and a record number of hospitalizations. Newly confirmed cases were up on relatively low testing, s... Full story
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Despite rise in positive cases, Cloquet schools won't change learning styles yet
Although positive Covid cases in Carlton County are rising rapidly, Cloquet schools plan to stay the course for at least another week. On Thursday, the number of positive Covid cases in the county crossed the 20 per 10,000 mark -- the point at which...